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The Preserve review: The inner struggle to survive in a robot world

The Preserve review: The inner struggle to survive in a robot world

9 December 2020

How do humans feel living in a world where robots outperform them, asks The Preserve by Ariel S. Winter. Clare Wilson says it's a great thought experiment
Picture of young couple using smartphones while dating together

Voice assistant recordings could reveal what someone nearby is typing

4 December 2020

Tapping on devices that is detected by voice assistants could potentially be used to deduce what a person is typing on their phone up to half a metre away

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